Cost of Living & Income: Taipei vs Skopje

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Taipei and Skopje are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricTaipeiSkopjeTaipei vs Skopje
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,645¥5,978Taipei earns 1.9× the salary in Skopje

Daily expenses

MetricTaipeiSkopjeTaipei vs Skopje
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥31¥63Skopje costs 2.02× the price in Taipei
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥314¥228Taipei costs 1.38× the price in Skopje
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥38¥44Skopje costs 1.18× the price in Taipei
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥520.8¥1,077.0Skopje costs 2.07× the price in Taipei
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥181.9¥133.0Taipei costs 1.37× the price in Skopje
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥115.9¥126.6Skopje costs 1.09× the price in Taipei
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥274.7¥256.3Taipei costs 1.07× the price in Skopje
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥62.8¥45.6Taipei costs 1.38× the price in Skopje
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥6.9¥10.6Skopje costs 1.54× the price in Taipei

Supermarket prices

MetricTaipeiSkopjeTaipei vs Skopje
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥143.0¥96.7Taipei costs 1.48× the price in Skopje
🥚 Eggs (12)¥17.2¥16.8Taipei costs 1.02× the price in Skopje
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥20.3¥8.8Taipei costs 2.32× the price in Skopje
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥12.8¥5.2Taipei costs 2.47× the price in Skopje
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥32.3¥9.8Taipei costs 3.31× the price in Skopje
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥18.3¥5.9Taipei costs 3.10× the price in Skopje
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥29.7¥14.2Taipei costs 2.09× the price in Skopje
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥11.0¥7.2Taipei costs 1.53× the price in Skopje
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥94.2¥50.7Taipei costs 1.86× the price in Skopje

Rent & property prices

MetricTaipeiSkopjeTaipei vs Skopje
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥5,772¥2,920Taipei costs 1.98× the price in Skopje
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,104¥2,222Taipei costs 1.40× the price in Skopje
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥10,343¥5,122Taipei costs 2.02× the price in Skopje
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥6,318¥3,597Taipei costs 1.76× the price in Skopje
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥86,193¥18,508Taipei costs 4.66× the price in Skopje
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥51,073¥12,187Taipei costs 4.19× the price in Skopje